Source
(July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 633; June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 6, 62 Stat. 859; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 1, 65 Stat. 710.)
Amendments
1951—Act Oct. 31, 1951, substituted, in fourth clause after opening clause, “used” for “use”.
1948—Act June 25, 1948, included “tense”, “whoever”, “signature”, “subscription”, “writing” and a broader definition of “person”.
Short Title of 2002 Amendment
Pub. L. 107–207, § 1, Aug. 5, 2002,
116 Stat. 926, provided that: “This Act [enacting section
8 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002’.”
Short Title of 1996 Amendment
Pub. L. 104–199, § 1, Sept. 21, 1996,
110 Stat. 2419, provided that: “This Act [enacting section
7 of this title and section
1738C of Title
28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure] may be cited as the ‘Defense of Marriage Act’.”
References in Pub. L. 109–289
Pub. L. 109–289, div. A, title VIII, § 8112, Sept. 29, 2006,
120 Stat. 1299, provided that: “Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ‘this Act’ contained in this division [Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007, see Tables for classification] shall be referring only to the provisions of this division.”
References in Pub. L. 109–148
Pub. L. 109–148, div. B, title V, § 5002, Dec. 30, 2005,
119 Stat. 2813, provided that: “Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ‘this Act’ contained in either division A [Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006, see Tables for classification] or division B [Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and Pandemic Influenza, 2006, see Tables for classification] shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.”
References in Pub. L. 109–115
Pub. L. 109–115, div. A, title VIII, § 847, Nov. 30, 2005,
119 Stat. 2507, provided that: “Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ‘this Act’ contained in this division [Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, see Tables for classification] shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of this division.”
References in Pub. L. 108–447
Pub. L. 108–447, § 3, Dec. 8, 2004,
118 Stat. 2810, provided that: “Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ‘this Act’ contained in any division of this Act [Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, see Tables for classification] shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.”
References in Pub. L. 108–199
Pub. L. 108–199, § 3, Jan. 23, 2004,
118 Stat. 4, provided that: “Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ‘this Act’ contained in any division of this Act [Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004, see Tables for classification] shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.”
References in Pub. L. 108–7
Pub. L. 108–7, § 3, Feb. 20, 2003,
117 Stat. 12, provided that: “Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ‘this Act’ contained in any division of this joint resolution [Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003, see Tables for classification] shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.”
Continental United States
Section 48 of
Pub. L. 86–70, June 25, 1959,
73 Stat. 154, provided that: “Whenever the phrase ‘continental United States’ is used in any law of the United States enacted after the date of enactment of this Act [June 25, 1959], it shall mean the 49 States on the North American Continent and the District of Columbia, unless otherwise expressly provided.”